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MATD 0370 Elementary Algebra
PLATO (may also be called "Academic Systems") Interactive Mathematics
16 Week Schedule |
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Week |
Week
(click on the link to see the detailed schedule; you
should finish the assignments by the end of each week)
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Sections
(You should work these sections in the software and do the
assigned homework) |
Tests (Be sure to check the actual dates below; most tests start in one week and end in the next) |
Week of September 22 | Pretest Review, "Getting Started," 1.1* - 1.3 | ||
Week of September 29 | 2.1 - 2.3* | Exam 1 over sections 1.1 - 2.3 | |
Week of October 6 | 2.4, 3.1* | ||
Week of October 13 | 4.1*, 4.2 | Exam 2 over sections 1.1 - 4.2 - This test can be taken before or after Spring Break, depending on when you are ready for it. | |
Week of October 20 | 5.1, 5.2 | ||
Week of October 27 | 5.2, 6.1 | ||
Week of November 3 | 6.2, 6.3 | Exam 3 over sections 1.1 - 6.3 | |
Week of November 10 | 7.1, 7.2 | ||
Week of November 17 | 7.3, 10.1* | ||
Week of November 24 | 10.1*, 8.1 | Exam 4 over sections 1.1 - 8.1 (and 10.1) | |
Week of December 1 | 8.2, Review | ||
Week of December 8 | Review | Final Exam (over everything) |
MATD 0370 Elementary Algebra
PLATO Academic Systems Algebra
This weekly schedule and schedule of tests is to help you pace yourself so that you may take your tests on time and complete the course during the semester. You may work ahead of this schedule and finish early if you like (though remember that you must ask me at least a week in advance if you want to take a test early). If you get behind, you must contact me.
NOTE: All assignments are from your textbook (PAN - "Personal Academic Notebook") unless otherwise indicated. Do the textbook Practice test before you try the online Evaluate quiz for any section. You can find a list of misprints in your textbook here, so if you are checking your homework and you keep getting a different answer than the one in the book, be sure to check this list out first. (You might want to print it out and put it in your book for reference.)
You should do the homework assigned here from your book and not the book homework suggested in the software. If the page and/or problem numbers do not seem to be matching those in your book, it is possible you have an earlier version of the book. If so, please contact the ACC bookstore where you bought it to find out what to do.
Week # |
Dates |
Section |
Pages |
Problems |
Approximate time needed on computer (before you start your homework) |
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Sept 22 through |
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Getting Started - Plato location: A |
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1.1 |
Homework |
73 |
1 - 11 odd |
2 hours |
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Apply |
74 - 75 |
1 - 23 odd |
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Evaluate |
76 |
1 - 8 | ||||
Exercise Set 1.1* |
All |
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1.2 |
Homework |
98 |
1 - 23 odd |
3 hours |
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Apply |
99 - 100 |
23 - 55 odd |
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Evaluate |
101 |
1 - 12 | ||||
1.3 |
Homework |
119 |
1 - 17 odd |
2 hours |
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Apply |
120 |
1 - 7 odd, 13, 17 - 27 odd |
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Cumulative Review |
122 - 123 |
1 - 29 odd |
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Sept 29 through |
2.1 |
Homework |
137 |
1 - 11 odd |
2 hours |
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Apply |
138 |
1 - 27 odd |
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Evaluate |
139 |
1 - 8 | ||||
2.2 |
Homework |
161 |
1 - 29 odd |
3 hours |
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Apply |
162 - 163 |
15 - 59 odd |
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Evaluate |
164 |
1 - 12 |
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2.3 |
Homework |
180 - 181 |
1 - 23 odd |
4 hours |
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Apply |
182 - 184 |
1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 19, 29 - 45 odd, 53, 55, and 34 (answer: 8", 5", 7") |
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Evaluate |
185 |
1 - 8 | ||||
Cumulative Activities |
202 - 203 |
1,9,11,15,17,23,25,27,29 | ||||
Exercise Set 2.3* |
All |
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Review for Test 1 |
All |
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Oct. 3 - Oct. 8: Test 1 (covers through section 2.3) |
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Oct. 6 through |
2.4 |
Homework |
1, 5, 7, 9, 13 | 2 hours | ||
Apply |
1 – 21 odd | |||||
Homework |
226 - 227 |
1 - 25 odd |
3 hours |
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Apply |
229 - 231 |
1 - 59 odd |
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Evaluate |
234 - 235 |
1 - 9 | ||||
Cumulative Activities |
236 - 237 |
1 - 9 odds, 13 - 19 odds, 31, 33 | ||||
Exercise Set 3.1* |
All |
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Oct. 13 through
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4.1 |
Homework |
260 - 261 |
1 - 35 odd |
5 hours |
Apply |
262 - 264 |
3, 9, 15 - 21 odd, 31, 35, 39, 41 - 51 odd, 61 - 81 odd |
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Evaluate |
265 |
1 - 10 | ||||
Exercise Set 4.1* |
All |
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Homework |
281 - 282 |
1 - 27 odd |
3 hours |
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Apply |
283 - 285 |
7, 9, 15, 17, 21, 25, 33, 35, 37, 41 - 55 odd |
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Evaluate |
286 |
1 - 12 | ||||
Cumulative Activities |
299 - 300 |
1 - 5 odds, 17 - 23 odds, 27, 33, 35, 37, 39 | ||||
Review for Test 2 |
All |
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Oct. 17 - Oct. 22: Test 2 (covers through section 4.2) Notice that this test extends through Spring Break. The Testing Centers will be closed during the week of Spring Break, but you can either take the test before Spring Break or afterwards (by the deadline). |
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Oct. 20 through
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5.1 |
Homework |
322 - 323 |
1, 7, 11, 13 - 23 odd |
3 hours |
Apply |
325 - 328 |
1, 5, 9, 11, 17, 31, 33, 39, 41, 43, 49, 51, 53, 55 |
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Evaluate |
329 - 330 |
1 - 12 | ||||
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Homework |
343 |
1 - 11 odd |
3 hours |
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Apply |
344 - 345 |
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 |
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Oct. 27 through |
Evaluate |
346 |
1 - 8 | |||
Cumulative Activities |
363 - 364 |
1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35 | ||||
Exercise Set 5.2* |
All |
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6.1 |
Homework |
380 |
1 - 11 odd |
2 hours |
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Apply |
381 |
1 - 27 odd |
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Evaluate |
382 |
1 - 8 | ||||
Nov. 3 through Nov. 9 |
Homework |
397 - 398 |
1 - 23 odd |
4 hours |
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Apply |
399 - 400 |
3 - 55 odd |
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Evaluate |
401 |
1 - 8 | ||||
6.3 |
Homework |
419 - 420 |
3 - 17 odd, 21, 23 |
4 hours |
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Apply |
421 |
11, 13, 19, 25 - 55 odd |
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Evaluate |
422 |
1 - 12 | ||||
Cumulative Activities |
423 - 424 |
1 - 13 odd, 19 - 33 odd, 37 | ||||
Review for Test 3 |
All |
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Nov. 6 - Nov. 11: Test 3 (covers through section 6.3) After you have finished all of the above work with a score of at least 80 on each quiz, you should take the test in the Testing Center you requested on the Orientation Form, Part 2 during these dates. Don't forget to send me your homework (including the test review and extra homework sets) as soon as you finish the test (no later than the test deadline above). |
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Nov. 10 through
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7.1 |
Homework |
439 |
1 - 23 odd |
4 hours |
Apply |
440 - 441 |
3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 19, 23, 25, 31, 37, 41, 43, 49, 53 |
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Evaluate |
442 |
1 - 8 | ||||
7.2 |
Homework |
462 |
1 - 23 odd |
4 hours |
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Apply |
463 - 464 |
3 - 21 odd, 27 - 61 odd |
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Evaluate |
465 |
1 - 12 | ||||
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Nov. 17 through |
Homework |
478 |
1 - 11 odd |
2 hours |
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Apply |
479 |
1 - 27 odd |
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Evaluate |
480 |
1 - 8 | ||||
Cumulative Activities |
481 |
1 - 7 odd, 17 - 35 odd, 41 - 49 odd |
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Homework
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655
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1 - 17 odd | 2 hours | |||
Apply |
657 |
1 - 49 odd | ||||
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Nov. 24 through Nov. 30
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Exercise Set 10.1* |
All | |||
Homework |
1, 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23 | 3 hours | ||||
Apply
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1 – 21 odd, 29 – 41 odd, 49, 51 | |||||
Review for Test 4 |
All |
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Nov. 25 - Dec. 3: Test 4 (covers through section 8.1, including 10.1) After you have finished all of the above work with a score of at least 80 on each quiz, you should take the test in the Testing Center you requested on the Orientation Form, Part 2 during these dates. Don't forget to send me your homework (including the test review and extra homework sets) as soon as you finish the test (no later than the test deadline above). |
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Dec. 1 through Dec. 7 |
8.2 |
Homework |
529 |
1 - 11 odd | 3 hours |
Apply |
531 |
1 - 27 odd |
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Evaluate |
534 |
1 - 4 | ||||
Exercise Set 8.2 * |
All | |||||
Review for Comprehensive Final Exam |
All - See Final Exam dates below (it is on May 2 - May 7) | |||||
Dec. 8 through Dec. 14 |
Review for Comprehensive Final Exam (cont.) |
All | ||||
Dec. 4 - Dec. 9: Comprehensive Final Exam (covers everything) If you really need a few more days to take the final, you may contact me in advance to request that I put the test in the |
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Dec 15 |
All homework, test reviews, etc., must reach me absolutely no later than this date for you to receive credit for it. |
*Exercise Set Handouts are required materials for the course.
You must take each test at your designated ACC testing center during the dates it is scheduled to be available. Visit http://www.austincc.edu/testctr/ for information about testing center locations, policies and procedures. Remember that:
Important note about the final exam:
You will notice that the deadline for the final exam is kind of early compared to the other exams. This is because I have an absolute deadline when I have to turn in your final grades for the course and I have to allow time for the final exams to get to me from the Testing Centers. If you really need a few more days to take the final, you may contact me in advance to request that I put the test in the Northridge Testing Center for you for a few extra days. (I'm sorry, but this is not possible at any other Testing Center, due to logistics.)